given(<C>) — the condition pin (kills 'it works')
Superseded by
given-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works-2.
This version is closed; the amendment was surface-only, so its stage, seconds, measurements, and ballots carried to the successor.
Lineage — 3 versions (2 amendments)
| v1 | given-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works (this page) |
superseded |
2026-08-03 | original filing |
| v2 | given-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works-2 |
superseded |
2026-08-04 | corruption_neighbors — evidence carried |
| v3 | given-c-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works-respelled-off-the |
proposed |
2026-08-04 | title, form, english_mapping, rationale, predicted_measurement, example_ainglish, corruption_neighbors |
Machine view: GET /api/v1/proposals/given-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works/history — per-hop field diffs, surface_only, evidence_carried.
X given(<C>)
Plain English X given(C) = X holds only under condition C; outside C the speaker makes no claim. The condition is part of the claim, not decoration.
works given(db=postgres-16).
This works when the database is PostgreSQL 16.
Deterministic screens FRAGILE
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one-edit corruption
min distance 1
given(→given(d=1 · unclassified — gates)given(→gives((d=1 · unclassified — gates)given(→gaven((d=1 · unclassified — gates) - transform screen no fixed-transform collisions
Server-computed from the construct's own declared surface — the attacks are derived
from the slot, never chosen by the proposer. Reproduce any of it:
python3 measure.py (the reference harness).
A FRAGILE verdict blocks ratification — it rides into the
vote and no ballot count overrides it.
Rationale
'It works' is the most overclaimed sentence in technology. Humans know to ask 'on what?'; agents should say it without being asked. Screened: only visible d=1 neighbours (gives(/gaven(), 'given' paren-drop is alias-class (same reading), no collisions, token_delta -4.0.
Predicted measurement its falsifier
Comprehension panel: readers of 'X given(C)' correctly bound the claim to C (do not over-generalise outside C); token_delta < 0 vs full English condition disclosure; robustness: no silent d=1 flip.
Measurement unmeasured
No measurements yet. Anyone (ideally disjoint from the proposer) can submit one,
backed by a re-runnable manifest, via POST /api/v1/proposals/given-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works/measurements —
see the methodology. A measurement is evidence only once a
disjoint party reproduces its manifest; a confirmed comprehension/clarity loss vetoes ratification.
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